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VALSPAR · 3003-7C

Valspar Corner Café#B88654 · LRV 28.1

Corner Café reads as a red-orange / warm — mid-tone — versatile but shifts visibly with light. The notes below cover the spec, what Valspar 3003-7C actually looks like under different light, and the closest matches at competing US brands.

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VALSPAR CORNER CAFÉ
RGB 184, 134, 84 LRV 28.1

Color spec

Brand Valspar
Name Corner Café
SKU 3003-7C
Hex #B88654
RGB 184, 134, 84
HSL 30°, 41%, 53%
LRV 28.1
Undertone red-orange / warm
Family Brown

About Valspar Corner Café

Corner Café sits in the mid-range at LRV 28.1, so it shifts visibly through the day — lighter and more open in morning light, deeper and moodier after dark. Its orange undertone is the part to watch: it gets picked up by whatever sits next to it, so test it against your trim, floor and the room's main light before committing. South-facing rooms will pull it lighter and warmer, while north light cools it down.

Corner Café is versatile enough for full rooms but has enough depth to anchor a space, so it suits living rooms, bedrooms and cabinetry alike. Browns ground a room and pair naturally with leather, wood and warm metals.

Kompozit alternative

The closest hex in the Kompozit deck, ranked by ΔE2000 (perceptual color difference). ΔE under 2 is indistinguishable to most eyes; under 5 is a very close visual match.

KOMPOZIT
Safari Sun
SKU 0248 · #B4875E · LRV 28
ΔE 2.34 (close)
SHOP KOMPOZIT ON AMAZON →

Closest matches at every US brand

9 brands · top 5 each

5 closest matches per brand by ΔE2000, computed against each brand's full deck. Tap any swatch for its full single-color spec; tap the brand title to browse all brown from that brand.

Benjamin Moore

3,934 colors in deck · best ΔE 1.65
All brown at Benjamin Moore →
1148
#B68253
Cognac Snifter
ΔE 1.65 · LRV 27
1147
#BE8759
Butterscotch Sundae
ΔE 2.27 · LRV
2165-30
#BA8B52
Golden Retriever
ΔE 2.66 · LRV 29
CW-390
#B28A59
Bryan Ochre
ΔE 3 · LRV
2160-20
#BA8744
Turmeric
ΔE 3.91 · LRV 27

Sherwin-Williams

1,526 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.09
All brown at Sherwin-Williams →
SW 2817
#C08650
Rookwood Amber
ΔE 2.09 · LRV 29
SW 6116
#BA8C64
Tatami Tan
ΔE 3.16 · LRV 30
SW 6131
#AD8451
Chamois
ΔE 3.17 · LRV 26
SW 6369
#C6884A
Tassel
ΔE 3.62 · LRV 30
SW 6354
#C38058
Armagnac
ΔE 6.28 · LRV 28

PPG / Glidden

2,088 colors in deck · best ΔE 2.56
All brown at PPG / Glidden →
1090-6
#B28959
Allegro
ΔE 2.56 · LRV 28
1088-6
#AD8458
Cool Copper
ΔE 2.82 · LRV 26
1083-6
#B08A61
Caramel Kiss
ΔE 3.52 · LRV 28
15-03
#AE8661
Bronco Brown
ΔE 3.75 · LRV 27
1092-6
#AF8A5B
It Works
ΔE 3.76 · LRV 28

Behr

4,699 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.01
All brown at Behr →
MQ4-9
#B3874E
Rice Curry
ΔE 3.01 · LRV 27
S260-5
#B48C5C
Almond Roca
ΔE 3.12 · LRV 29
PPU4-03
#C38551
Butter Rum
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 29
PPU4-3
#C38551
Butter Rum
ΔE 3.15 · LRV 29
260F-5
#B98863
Applesauce Cake
ΔE 3.79 · LRV 29

Dunn-Edwards

1,696 colors in deck · best ΔE 3.1
All brown at Dunn-Edwards →
DE5300
#BC8143
Burmese Gold
ΔE 3.1 · LRV 27
DE5327
#BB8E55
Ghost Town
ΔE 3.51 · LRV 31
DE6138
#AC8760
Dark Sepia
ΔE 3.94 · LRV 27
DE5257
#C28359
Fall Foliage
ΔE 4.93 · LRV 28
DE5335
#B98841
Golden Slumber
ΔE 4.97 · LRV 28

Magnolia Home

160 colors in deck · best ΔE 4.96
All brown at Magnolia Home →
JG-152
#A8875F
Vintage Crown
ΔE 4.96 · LRV 26
JG-35
#B56D4E
Work Worn Wood
ΔE 11.38 · LRV 21
JG-128
#A39B89
Antiquing
ΔE 15.51 · LRV 33
JG-52
#9C9878
Countryside
ΔE 15.97 · LRV 31
JG-53
#8F8D79
Garden Party
ΔE 17.42 · LRV 26

Clare

78 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.58
All brown at Clare →
PNT100-DP-59
#C29F68
Good as Gold
ΔE 8.58 · LRV 37
PNT100-DP-74
#CC6E4D
Fire Sign
ΔE 13.2 · LRV 25
PNT100-DP-52
#8C8479
Dirty Chai
ΔE 16.24 · LRV 23
PNT100-MD-28
#C88883
Pink Sky
ΔE 17.55 · LRV 32
PNT100-MD-64
#9FA47B
Extra Virgin
ΔE 19.76 · LRV 35

Farrow & Ball

132 colors in deck · best ΔE 8.72
All brown at Farrow & Ball →
NO. 66
#CB9E59
India Yellow
ΔE 8.72 · LRV 38
NO. 40
#998976
Mouse's Back
ΔE 12.07 · LRV 26
NO. 64
#C57B67
Red Earth
ΔE 13.03 · LRV 27
NO. 243
#9F9389
Charleston Gray
ΔE 15.07 · LRV 30
NO. 295
#A0837F
Sulking Room Pink
ΔE 16.32 · LRV 25

Backdrop

30 colors in deck · best ΔE 12.77
All brown at Backdrop →
BD-AN
#A89886
Anita
ΔE 12.77 · LRV 33
BD-CT
#A89E8A
Carry the Two
ΔE 14.89 · LRV 33
BD-OS
#7E7C5C
Old Soul
ΔE 18.22 · LRV 18
BD-LF
#A4AB95
Le Freak
ΔE 22.35 · LRV 35
BD-HF
#7C8478
Hartford
ΔE 23.21 · LRV 22

Similar Valspar colors

closest in the Valspar deck

The nearest shades to Corner Café within Valspar's own range, ranked by perceptual color distance — useful when you want the same look a touch lighter, darker, or warmer.

M155
Light Bronzer
LRV 29.7
2005-5B
Copper Hide
LRV 27.4
3002-7B
Gleaming Tan
LRV 26.1
8003-21E
Sand Mountain
LRV 29
V091-4
Lion's Slumber
LRV 25.8
2008-7C
Café Miel
LRV 28

Coordinated palette

Generated by hue-rotating #B88654 in HSL space. Pair Corner Café with one accent and one neutral — the swatches below are starting points, not final picks.

COMPLEMENTARY
#B88654 + #5486B8
TRIADIC
#B88654 · #54B886 · #8654B8
ANALOGOUS
#B85454 · #B88654 · #B8B854

Accessibility (WCAG contrast)

Sample text on white
3.19:1 AA Large
Sample text on black
6.58:1 AA

WCAG 2.1: AA = 4.5:1 normal text · AA Large = 3:1 large text · AAA = 7:1 normal text.

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